Our initiatives

Strengthening the capacity of territorial communities to develop and implement local programs to expand access to justice, based on the needs of residents

Kreminna of Luhansk region, Oleshyn of Khmelnytskyi region, Shyroke of Zaporizhia region, Khmelnyk of Vinnytsia region, Kherson of Kherson region.

Strengthening the organizational capacity of civil society organizations working in the field of strengthening the legal capacity of communities and expanding access to justice

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2019-2020)

A comprehensive legal mapping of four types of court cases

Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts, Kharkiv, Zaporizhja

Facilitating people's access to justice, administrative and social services, legal aid services and alternative dispute resolution

Chuguyiv and Pechenizhsky districts of Kharkiv region

Assessment of the real state of perception of the work of the court and the quality of its services by surveying participants in court proceedings using the methodology of using information from citizen reporting cards, formulating recommendations to improve the provision of services by courts and advocating for their implementation to increase public trust in the court

Poltava, Kharkiv and Chernivtsi oblasts

Increasing the level of organizational capacity of human rights organizations, taking into account the regional context of their activities, promoting public engagement, developing ties between regional participants of public associations, disseminating issues of inclusivity and human rights in Ukrainian society

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2018-2019)

Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations and territorial communities through the establishment of systemic communication between them, training and practical training of trainers, mediators and experts in local self-government/Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations and territorial communities through the establishment of systemic communication between them, training and practical training of trainers, mediators and experts in local self-government

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2018-2019)

Improving partnerships in the field of human rights protection, taking into account the needs of vulnerable groups in communities, in particular between representatives of local government and the judiciary, the human rights community and civil society organizations

Ivano-Frankivska, Khmelnytska, Chernigivska oblasts

Increasing access to justice for vulnerable groups by establishing effective communication between providers of free legal aid in communities and courts, monitoring the activities of legal aid in communities of Volyn, Kharkiv, and Kherson oblasts

Volyn, Kharkiv, and Kherson oblasts

Strengthening the capacity of territorial communities and the internal potential of the participants of the Legal Development Network through the training of trainers and experts

Vinnytsia, Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Luhansk, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions

Increasing the organizational capacity of participants of the Public Organization «Legal Development Network» for the purpose of providing high-quality free legal aid and community development

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2017-2018)

Research on community resource management processes in decentralization, identification of community problems, development and dissemination of a methodology for increasing the effectiveness of community resource management

Volyn, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia regions

Support for the institutional development of the public association «Network of Legal Information and Consultation Centers» (Network of Legal Information and Consultation Centers, Legal Development Network)

26 organisations across 21 regions of Ukraine (as of 2016–2017)

Support for participants of the Public Organization «CPIC Network» in strengthening the legal opportunities of vulnerable segments of the population and introducing mediation in communities

Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Strengthen the capacity of the Network of Legal Information and Consultation Centers and increase its visibility

26 organisations across 21 regions of Ukraine (as of 2015–2016)